The holiday season should be a time of celebration.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Washington state will get a 10th congressional seat under 2010 Census figures released Tuesday that show the state's population grew by more than 14 percent in the last decade.

Craig Bash was a U.S. Air Force doctor when he sustained a life-changing injury. Today he specializes in helping injured- veterans settle their claims against the Veterans Administration.

Marina was 12 when she started running away from foster care. Three years later she was still running – but this time she ran straight into trouble – criminal trouble. Could this girl ever live a normal life? Here's what happens to Oregon teens who are convicted of Measure 11 crimes.

A new website is working to transform the way Black men approach their health.
The new site – www.ourhealthalliance.org – provides a way for people to access information about diseases and health concerns and provides a comprehensive listing of health clinics and community groups in the Portland Metropolitan area.

A new report from the Seattle-based Alliance for a Just Society outlines just how few available jobs provide the means to support a family in the Pacific Northwest.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- In the wake of controversy sparked by a political consulting firm that created dozens of political action committees in the last election cycle, a Democratic senator plans to introduce a bill that would reign in the proliferation of such groups.

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) -- No stranger to scuffles with the law, Cody Crawford's latest troubles began the day after a firebomb destroyed an office in a Corvallis mosque and FBI agents and local police raided his home.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Faced with a surge of gang-related violence, the largest city in Oregon has approved what a national mayors group says is an innovative law designed to reduce the carnage in gun crime ``hot spots.''

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- A jury in Tacoma returned mixed verdicts Monday against four people accused of helping Maurice Clemmons after he gunned down four Lakewood police officers in a coffeeshop last year.